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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 80033, member: 112&quot;]Let me put it this way - I have seen attractively toned coins, both Unc and Proof, sell for ten times what an untoned coin in the same grade sells for.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In 1901 they didn&#039;t even have anything to seal coins up in that would prevent toning. So any older coin, Proof or Unc, that I see that is NOT toned at least to some degree, tells me one thing - the coin has been dipped. In other words cleaned. </p><p><br /></p><p>You have to understand - it is the nature of metal, all metals, to oxidize. That&#039;s what toning is - oxidation. And it begins the moment after the coin is struck. A coin will tone if exposed to the air - that is a given.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Many times, an attractively toned coin will actually grade higher than one that is not. And it is quite common for the toned coins to sell for multiples of what the untoned coins sell for.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You are certainly entitled to like what you want - toned coins do not appeal to everyone. And if you wish to consider toning a defect - by all means do so. But - please make sure you also understand what I have explained above. Toning is completely natural - and it is almost impossible to avoid having it happen - especially with older coins. If an older coin is not toned - it is because somebody has removed the toning. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I have said many times in the past - 80% - 90% of all older silver coins that do not show signs of toning - have been cleaned/dipped. That goes for Proofs as well as Uncs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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